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Auction: 6004 - British Empire Stamps & Covers, featuring Australia
Lot: 1151

Tasmania 1840 (13 Feb.) entire letter from Conniston on the Tamar river to Edinburgh, the letter refers to a friend of the writer, John Borthwick, who had arrived in Van Diemen´s Land as a free man and obtained work as a gardener, however he was convicted of damaging fruit trees belonging to a Mr. Day in 1846 and sentenced to two years hard labour, he absconded but was recaptured within days and given an additional two years for his trouble! Interesting accompanying details Estimate £ 120-150

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